Primary study · included by 1 review

Short-term Efficacy Comparison of High-intensity and Low-intensity Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized Double-blind Clinical Study.

Kaydok et al. 2020 · Kaydok Ercan, Ordahan Banu, Solum Sezin, et al. · Archives of rheumatology · 2020

Included by

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Kaydok et al. 2020 · Table 1; Table 2; Table 4 (ref B87)

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Pain intensity (VAS) HILT (Class IV, >0.5 W) vs Low-level laser therapy (LLLT, ≤0.5 W) · End of treatment	SMD -1.32 [-1.91, -0.74]	9 studies · 470 participants	GRADE not reported
Pain intensity (VAS) High-intensity laser therapy, with or without co-interventions vs Placebo, low-level laser therapy, or alternative treatment, with or without co-interventions · End of treatment	SMD -1.55 [-2.32, -0.78]	14 studies · 654 participants	Moderate

1 including review in total.